Wednesday, August 8, 2012

25 Best Websites 2012

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The Internet is a big place. What are the most popular sites to visit in 2012? Here are just some of them.
Anandtech - Computer and technology news from Anand Lal Shimpi and associates.


Penny Arcade - Video game and computer web comic and blog. Penny Arcade is considered to be the most popular web comic in existance.


Something Awful - Satire, parody and comedy, as well as one of the Internet’s largest community forums.


Cinemassacre – Comedy and horror videos from independent filmmakers James Rolfe and Mike Matei


ThatGuyWithTheGlasses - Comedy videos from Doug Walker and associates. This site includes reviews of movies, video games and music.


I’m My Own Mascot - Web comic by artist Kevin Bolk.


DeviantArt - Independent art sharing and social networking site. Has recently incorporated some blogging features, as well. It is very popular with fans of Japanese animation.


WordPress.org - Blogging hub and hosting solution based on the content management system “WordPress”.


Home of the Underdogs - Abandonware game download and review site. “Abandonware” is software that is no longer available for sale and can be very difficult to find. These programs are usually more than 15 years old.


Ecco the Dolphin: Dark Sea – Classic video game research, downloads and developer interviews.


VG Cats - Web comic by Scott Ramsoomair, where two cats parody popular video games.


Facebook - Social networking, application and gaming site used by millions of people worldwide.


Twitter – Social networking site. Users can send “tweets” up to 140 characters long and “follow” other users.


NewEgg - Computer and consumer electronics retailer. NewEgg has also branched out into selling home goods such as kitchen appliances and air conditioners.


Geeks - Computer hardware retailer. Geeks has a focus on refurbished and recertified items.


Gmail - Extremely popular free web-based e-mail provided by Google . Gmail became famous initially by providing a very large amount of storage to its users. Gmail now offers over seven gigabytes to each user to do with as they wish.


Hulu - Television and movie streaming site. Many shows are available for free. However, others can be accessed with a premium membership.


Youtube – Video sharing site provided by Google . Recently, it has been supplemented with social networking features that integrate with GooglePlus.


Google - The world’s most popular search engine. In addition, Google features such services as maps, satellite imagery, image search, translations and product searching resources.


Snopes – Rumor debunking and urban legend database.


Wikipedia – Online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. It has become one of the most extensive sources of information online. However, information found on this site must be taken with a grain of salt due to all content being submitted by volunteers.


IMDB: The Internet Movie Database, a collection of information about films and actors/actresses.


LinkedIn: Social networking site for professionals.


eBay: The world’s most popular electronic auction site.


ImgUr: Image hosting and gallery site where anyone can upload content.


Tumblr: Image hosting and sharing site.

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